you read us a bedtime story please? [Mos Def] Okay, okay. Ya'll tucked in? [Children] Yeessss... [Mos Def] Heeeere we go... Once upon a time not long
And creativity burst out in all directions From the color of the faces in Sunday songs To the hatred they raised all the youngsters on Once upon a time
yo black, it's yo' life Once upon a time called now we start this A chosen one came forth from the darkness To lead the lost for the cost of a beat tape
time to make a trip to johannesburg I don't care -- what the word is about Cause my history has to spout From all over the land while I eat some trout Cause america
Once Upon A Time In America's muse You based on us, you fiction Ya eight's don't bust, you a constant contradiction Ladies please use contraception Conception's at a
don't corrupt our minds... These rappers kill and thief... A lot of times it's only make believe... [Chuck D] Once upon a time, not long ago A rapper
While across the borderline We die Can you hear me? wake up! Where's the voice of america? I know that we knew right from wrong once upon a time Everything
to myself Goodnight America And I?m driving into Houston on a rain slicked Texas road Land so flat and sky so dark I say a prayer to float Should all at once
crib, take my car But I'm keepin' my seat at the corner bar Once upon a time in America The politicians went and fell outta love There was a raping
's in my home lookin' in my window Once upon a time in the projects, yo There lived a nigga named Knoc-Turn'al America's most wanted, for sho' In a black
by me, it leaves no aftertaste Tomorrow is a daydream, the future's never true Am I just a fading fire or a breeze passing through? Hello my Country, I once
re 90% metaphor with a leanness of meaning approaching hyper-distillation and once upon a time we were moonshine rushing down the throat of a giraffe
's that) Who's that rapping at my chamber door? Mr. Raven (Mister) All up in my grill like nevermore Kick it once upon a midnight dreary While I kicked
) rapping? Who's that rapping at my chamber door? Mr. (mister) Raven! All up in my grill like, "Nevermore." Kick it! Once upon a midnight dreary, while
who's that rapping? Who's that rapping at my chamber door? Mr., Mr. Raven All up in my grill like, "Nevermore" Kick it, once upon a midnight dreary While
Once upon a time me and vudi met A major american rock star in a shop We were immediately jealous of his hair And his fuel-injected sports cock He made
Well once upon a time in 1776 Thomas Jefferson signed his name on a piece of marijuana, and this document was a symbol of freedom and of liberty, at least
.N.K... PUNK Heavy metal punk Right Uh oh uh oh Hey Curtis check this out La la la la la Listen up Once upon a time Eminem was the king Until this